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Blue Tiger Moth

Dysphania palmyra

Description:

Dysphania is a genus of colourful moths in the family Geometridae. they are relatively large compared to most members of this family. Most Dysphania are day-flying, but there are also nocturnal species. They are found in northeast Australia, Melanesia, and south, east and southeast Asia.

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2 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

beautiful!

keithp2012
keithp2012 12 years ago

Amazing I've never seen a blue moth before!

induruh
Spotted by
induruh

Western Province, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Apr 20, 2012
Submitted on Apr 20, 2012

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